PIGEON SHOOT: Bucks District Attorney's office dismisses cruelty to animals charges against Philadelphia Gun Club
Published: Monday, June 18, 2012
Bucks Local News
DOYLESTOWN - The Bucks County District Attorney’s Office today dismissed citations written by a humane society police officer against the Philadelphia Gun Club for allegedly failing to euthanize wounded birds during two pigeon shoots in March at its Bensalem Township shooting range.
“Representatives of the gun club have acknowledged and accepted their responsibility to humanely kill birds that have survived the pigeon shoot. To that end, the club has erected a barrier to prevent birds from escaping from their property,” according to a statement from the D.A.
“The club has also hired individuals to patrol the Delaware River in search of wounded birds. These steps represent a good faith effort on the part of the gun club to comply with the obligations imposed by Pennsylvania law,” says the release.
